I hope this is helpful and I am open to doing more writing advice videos if people are interested! Let me know if there are any specific topics you'd want me to cover! I can't guarentee I have great advice on all aspects of writing, but there is plenty I'd be happy to share my insights and tips on!
One of your tips reminded me of a quote I heard. I dont remember it exactly, but to paraphrase: "Trust your excellence the same way professionals trust their mediocrity. Someone was paid millions of dollars to write the line "Somehow, Palpatine returned."
This quote broke my brain (in a good way). I don’t think I really trust my own unique imagination enough to calm my anxiety and just finish my novella. I let fear of imperfection and fear of my ideas being “disappointing” to others get in my way every time.
@@PopCrossto that point, I’m very very interested in learning how you’ve made your living exactly. I’m in the process of writing my first graphic novel and finally getting my art skills to a shareable/sellable level and would greatly appreciate your advice for how to “go pro”.
Oh my god this is probably gonna be so helpful, I legitimately have like 3 whole series planned and drawn, I’ve roughly got the plot of one and written out like 8 “seasons” of the other. I know I’ll never make them probably but still for the future it will be good. Love your stuff, huge fan tanks so much your so inspiring for my art even if I’m bad. I was not expecting my message to be that long
I hope this does help! And if it helps further, Vigilants is based on a story I started planning back in high school, so, like 15 years ago and would rework into something else every few years! Never say never ;) And you're very welcome!
@@PopCross thanks, never be as good as the art but, or the writing tbh but still it helps. Anyway if I can’t be bothered it wrote I can just format is as a comic😅
For me it's less getting out of the planning stage and more actually sharing my work that stunts me. I am utterly terrified of people just hating my ideas so much that I get migraines and minor panic attacks thinking about it. Thus, my artworks and ideas are only shared among friends.
I would say you being proud of it is more important then others liking it, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't share it with others, even if some people don't like it. Some people will and those people will make sharing it worth it
I'll be blunt, Bobby Blunt. When I first saw the announcement, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it. But looking at the actual video and listening to your advice, this is pretty insightful and could help me for when I work on my own RUclips writing series. I wish you good luck and am looking forward to your future productions.
Awesome! Hope it is useful! Character writing and planning is another topic I'm considering making a video about, but we'll see how people respond to this
This is actually such a gift. As an aspiring writer, seeing your original series' flourish has been such an inspiration. And this exact thing is probably what I need. I have enough ideas right now to fuel my whole career, but I'm so stuck in a perpetual state of brainstorming.
Thank you so much!!! I'm really glad and part of my hope in focussing on the original series is to inspire other artists to do the same! And I hope these tips do help! I promise I used to have the exact same problem of being stuck in perpetual brainstorming. It is absolutely something you'l be able to overcome and someday the writing part may even be more fun than brainstorming for you!
@@PopCross Thanks, Christian. That gives me hope, and I'm planning on doing a creative writing course within the next year or two. I'll definitely try out that careful planner method sometime.
Honestly I love how instead of making videos to just get views and subs. Popcross makes them to help the people who watch. Thank you Christian. Sorry if I misspelled your name.
Questions/Suggestions 1. How many gods were in the Shinto Underworld? 2. Will Flamtatious, Kya, Chan Seki, Nicki, and Lance get their own episodes and drawings? 3. On Patreon you wrote down doing a big piece with all Heroes together similar to the Vigilantes covers, which is something I’ve been thinking you should do for a long time, like how Marvel and Dc do so many big pieces with so many of their heroes together. So my question is how many superheroes will you do and will it consist of The Sharp Gang, Sci-5, Secret Knights, Draco Guard and other multiverse Tales characters like Gangadharan and Bustar maybe? 4. Thank you so much for creating Vigilantes, it was an amazing, Emotional and inspiring original series you’ve created. It helped me a bit with my personal life and helped lift my mum up so much from your story writing and character development with my favourite character being Freya, 2nd Ogima, and 3rd Chadwick, again thank you so much for this series and can’t wait for season 2 and the book which I’m straight up getting like your Monsters of the Multiverse book Day 365 fusions of non Marvel/Dc Superheroes Spawn/Hellboy-Hellspawn Invincible/Utopian-Invincible Utopian Darkman/Crow- Dark Crow Zorro/Phantom- Ghost Fox For part 2 Sailor Moon/Five Hargreeves-Sailor Hargreaves Robocop/Astro Boy-AstroCop He-Man/Lion-O- He-Lion Mr. Incredible/David Dunn- Mr. Overseer For Part 3 Dr. Egon Spengler/Donatello-Dr Donnie Judge Dredd/Bloodshot-Judge Blood Tommy Oliver/the Tick-Tick Ranger Bubbles/Danny Phantom-Bubbles Phantom Part 4 Spirit/Green Hornet-Green-Spirit Hitgirl/Midnight-Hitnight Rocketeer/Rendel-Avenging Rocket Sri Asih/Starlight-Sri Light Part 5 Megamind/the Mask-Mega-Mask Hancock/Saitama-One Punch Hancock Lavagirl/Ghost-Ghost-Lava Inferno Girl Red/Jetstream-Red Jet Girl Part 6 Ben 10/Generator Rex-Ben Rex Captain Zoom/Arsus-Captain Speedbear Ladybug/Ultraman-Ultrabug Cybersix/Goliath-CyberGargoyle
1) Not sure to be honest hahaha 2) Chan and Flam I have plans for, the other two possibly 3) It'd probably be too much to go with all the extended teams. It'll likely just be the Sharp Gang because that in itself is twenty or so members. Hard to fit more than that into one piece hahah 4) Thank you so much, for that comment and your previous appreciation for the series. It was a really fun and inspiring one to write and I'm really glad it had a positive impact on you and your mother!
My dude, you’re really helping me out. The ‘Quantum Jumping’ video inspired me to start meditating, and my mental health has dramatically improved since. And I feel like this video is going to really help out my own writing. Thank you, so much.
Just the simple tip "Write three sentences a day" has seriously helped me. After I watched this, I went to my plot plan, and wrote 3 + sentences in summery of what should happen in the first chapter. Immediately things flew into my head, and today I'm actually starting my book. Thank you. :D
I was surprised to see one if my favorite artists giving writing advice, but then I remembered how awesome your stories were and realized, "Yeah he's not just an artist, he narrates stories too!" Job well done. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you! I can't express through text alone how much this has helped me understand better how I should go about my own creative writing! I'm excited to try out those tips and one of the processes this month. Maybe one day, I'll be able to collaborate with you and other wonderful people. I hope you have a blessed week, Christan.
Thanks so much for this. I get stuck on the planning stage most of the time. Or I get too afraid of whether people are going to like whatever it is when I’m done writing. This is a really great lesson on just getting started. I really appreciate it. I’d love to learn more about the writing process for illustrating, or even things about the business of being an illustrator primarily on RUclips/social media…getting started, getting clients, whatever you can think of will be a big help. Thanks so much. Love your work.
This is an Excellent Helpful Video for Advice, Tips, and Information for anybody who wants to make Stories for Movies, Comics, Novels, and Video Games as well! Well-Done!
Thank you ever so much Christian, I had recently experienced this very problem. Now I feel able to write my stories again that I am hopeful to publish. Thank you for all of your creative and spiritual inspiration to me.
I would absolutely love to see you make more videos about your writing and creative processes. I've been recently getting back into the mood to write and this video popped up at the perfect time to help push me along. Thank you for being an absolute time lord and dropping this when you did.
I want to say ty for making this video I wanted to become an author after learning that it was fun. You also inspire me to make stories and to get better at drawing so ty.
This episode is helpful, I've been planning out a project that I had in the back of my head for about a year but never had the motivation to move on to actually write it. Until now, this video is all the motivation I needed. Thanks for the wake up call. 👍
😭😭 u lifesaver! I haven’t even watched the vid yet but anything that helps with writing a novel is sooooo gonna help me in the long run as I’ve been trying to write my first one for awhile now
Definitely inspiring I’m writing a comic book about four or five of my original characters and I’ll definitely be listening to this more often so that I can see which writing process Aligns with my personality more and for different stories I’ll make. Still going to hold on making my channel. I need the proper equipment to get started meanwhile I am going to brainstorming some story ideas but thanks for the advice this really helps a lot.
I’m not much of a writer, but I do like to come up with story ideas. I never started to write these ideas, though, so this video is super helpful. Thank you Christian.
Thank you so much for this! I'm more of a pantser writer (i tend to finish stories when i do it organically without too much planning though i haven't released them yet lol) but I like to try and do some planning so I have an idea, but when i plan, i go into so much depth that i get bored or just stop writing. With my recent project, which came immediately after i decided to give up on a project i had planned out in depth and got bored of lol, i just outlined the main characters and now I'm just going with the flow. Hopefully your advice helps me as i write 🤍
I like that comment about how the “Boogeyman” will always be there, but it will only have as much power over us as we allow it to have! Granted I’m firmly in the “AI is cool on its own, but needs to have some regulation or something so it can’t easily be used maliciously or carelessly” camp, but despite my or anyone’s complicated feelings on A.I., stressing about it and halting your life until “things are better” is not an option! Personally, I’m trying to learn how to make my own image generator completely from scratch and make it as artist/copyright friendly as possible, mainly by making it easy to add, modify, and completely delete any data you give it, and other stuff! But with all that said, Even if I get this project, or any project, done and finished, worrying about it will only cause unnecessary grief and stress! Thanks for the reminder, PopCross!💖👍
Like you, I do art and animation, but I also enjoy writing. I’m merging all of that passion into a comic, but I’ve been having trouble finding the right direction to go with each beat I already planned out, so this video really helped out. Thanks a bunch👍👍👍
This is EXACTLY what I need to hear! Thank you so much for making this and I'd love to see more videos like this! I'm currently trying to write (and hopefull publish) my first grachic novel but I've been running into a few problems, mainly with the plot and the fact I dont have any digital programs to use to draw on, but this video has helped a TON and I'm refuled to keep going!
The timing of this video is perfect! I'm at home, awake right as you upload and I'm starting a course this week that'll teach me everything about how to make movies. Including how to write them, which is something I aspire to be great at some day. I just know this video is gonna help me a lot!
Thats AWESOME!!! I actually learned a lot of my core writing skills in film school learning to do screenwriting. That's awesome that you're about to start a class in filmmaking and I hope it's lots of fun and super informative!
I really enjoyed this video. It’s my first time encountering your channel. I filled so many journals and sketchbooks with art and writing and notes over decades and have failed to launch any of my ideas into a project, though I hope to read some life into the stories and mine the very, Rich veins of story that I’ve discovered through exercising my imagination and observations. I appreciate your encouragement and tips very much and I think this is a great video for anybody who is aspiring to do some writing. Congratulations on your accomplishments! Making a living for my creativity is a dream that seems too good to be attainable. You are living proof that it can be done!
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! Very glad to hear the tips on here are helping you and I do have another video like this one planned to come soon!
Thank you popcross, this actually helped me to finish a short story that’s taken me a month to finish, I was really struggling with it but now I have the drive, thanks a lot
Awesome video! I really appreciate you sharing some of your tips, experiences, and insights in terms of writing. I also really like your referencing of James Clear. I remember listening to the full audio book at work once and it was really helpful in getting me to rethink my activities and how to build havits that lead to results that I want to see in my life. I've been world building for the longest time but haven't done much in terms of actual storytelling. Ironically, I've had the best world building results by writing out stories that were based in said worlds. This video is definitely a keeper.
I'll make sure to save these tips for later. I love writing stories but whenever I commit to a project, I can never finish them. It's nice to get some tips and tricks from a more "seasoned" writer. Thanks Popcross
For nearly a year I've been working on this big ol' project that has had maybe 10 different evolutions, and I've seriously needed some advice to help me get writing on it. This video is that advice I needed. Now, my project is finally getting somewhere. Thanks
This is the fist video I've seen of yours and I quite enjoy it. I love the idea process and have lists and listes of ideas for my stories, but only sat down and wrote one seriously. I got to about 23,000 words when I wanted to do a rewrite and change the genre, leaving me burnt out on it. I later came back and think I just needed space from the story and hope to get back into it, and story writing in general, soon! Thanks for the video!
I’m not planning on writing but this advice applies to me in other ways so I still watched so thanks for giving me confidence to try out something in the future
I wasn’t expecting this kind of video. But, this kind of video feels really helpful like the one that you did of the MSM logo thing. I think if you did a few other ones like this it would be successful.
I'm really happy you made this video, I've been creating my own original characters for about a year now and have wanted to write a story for those characters, but I've been nervous about how to start writing it. This video really helped me get a good idea on how to start writing it. You actually gave me inspiration for creating my own original characters, so thank you for everything.
love this i really love all the advice, i really have alot of stories but i never finish but i keep alot of my characters in drawings so it is pretty hard to forget their story thank you so much really loved the video i would honestly want to see more of these and tbh this video is much more entertaining than most writing tips channels i've watched atleast in my opinion
Hey Christian popcross! I'm actually working on a setting called Freak-show that I'm using for a TTrpg (think dnd/Shadowrun) and a novel series! Currently got 5 and a half novels in various states of development. But I got a feeling this vid is help me get those done a lot better and a bit faster! Thanks for being super awesome =3
I’ve been putting off writing for ages. I’ve had an idea of story for 5 years. I keep bouncing around the platform I’m writing for I get overwhelmed. You have given me some good starting points I am gonna tackle. My issues is the correct layout of the story, formatting of speech and paragraphs
In my opinion, if you make a living from your writing, then you ARE a real writer. And if not, if you have a handful of fans who genuinely enjoy what you write, then you ARE a real writer.
Thank you so much!! ❤ l am working on some stories myself and this video is going to help so much l got lots of ideas for it but this is definitely going to help!😊😊
This is Incredibly Helpful! Me and my friends have been working on an Original Series since the beginning of the Year and its been really hard but hopefully with this new info it will be somewhat easier 😅
Thank you so much! I have considered making some courses with more elaborated details and lessons and stuff, but if I can earn good money from ads by giving my audience things for free then that is always my preference
This is really helpful for writers! I think it would be really cool if you made a video like this, focusing on the art, and how to get good at drawing. I'm hoping to do something with animation after I graduate 12th grade, and if I end up liking it and getting good at it, hopefully I can be like you, and make that, not just my passion, but also my career.
I found this interesting for your progress as I don't have a brainstorm sheet as such I just know how I want to have some things happen once i start writing... not sure it works completely or for key elements but I do seem to remember some things. I do sometimes do a bulleted list above everything at times but most of the time it is a literal just write it - might be worth planning the beats a bit more for the story on some of them. Although I dont plan them ahead of the video I'm working on often - managed to last month on some of it but need to map more out. I have ideas where I want things to go but this has given me a bit more food for thought as the saying goes. I definitely need to read my story before recording more tho - something so simple that I, and many others quite possible overlook. My version is definitely the Word Vomit method.... with parts of the ah just right as I type lol
This is very helpful and I have over the years stopped really writing as much as I used to. I want to publish my books and everything but I’ve stopped posting them and just started planning a lot of stuff yet not writing it heck never really post any of it anywhere for fear of it being misconstrued, hated et cetera. Thank you for this video and just for encouraging us to keep being creative and positive, especially for me as I’ve been going through tons of change and it’s hard to not get in my own head half the time.
You're very welcome! And I totally get being afraid of the way other people can interpret or criticize your work when you post it. It's the kind of thing that doesn't have an easy answer, but it does have a simple answer, which is to just keep posting more and know that over time you'll become more comfortable putting your work out there regardless of what people say! It's almost like a right of passage for creatives. If you can move through the fear and keep sharing your work, it shows the universe how much you want to be a creator
Thank you. I needed to hear this. I started a writing project about a month ago and haven't touched it in a while. I have planed out the personalities of the characters and a few important scenes, but that's about it. It is about three brothers who have to find the Kings conjoined twin daughters who were kidnaped by a cult that worship aliens from another planet that they call the "Star Children." This eventually ends in an all out war between the aliens who have space ships, laser guns, and mechs against knights, wizards, and dragons. (Maybe dwarves as well, haven't decided yet.)
You know, i do love brainstorming and creating stuff, even if im just out doing other stuff ideas will come to me, but i do have trouble actually writing it out. Thanks Christian, this videos been really helpfull. Im try putting it into practice 😄
This was incredible. I’ve been a fan of your storytelling from all of your various series of videos since the beginning since they all have some unique and interesting details and the lore behind some of them is just fantastic. Plus it’s always nice to see these fantastic stories complement the amazing art you do. So seeing you do a video compilation of all of the various writing tips and writing processes for any storytelling is perfect. This was definitely a nice change of pace from your normal videos, and a fun lesson on how to be a very good storyteller while we’re waiting for more outstanding videos after you get back from your well earned vacation. It was also fun to see some of these tips…especially since I do use some of them from time to time; especially tips 2 and 3 as well as I’m working on tip 5; those were very helpful ones. To be quite honest, I’d actually love to see do more of these videos where you give tips and processes; since I think we could all agree that they can definitely help fellow artists like myself create fantastical stories…and I’m pretty sure that you’d have more helpful advice to give us and helps become better artist versions of our current artist selves, which is great. My favourite one of your writing workflow’s was the “Ah, Just Right” one because it very similar to how I usually plan out my stories…specifically my own original story called “Elementals” with a bit of the “Word Vomit” one since they complement my method for creating stories and it’s definitely help get amazing ideas for some story elements and it was just a great way for me to have fun making amazing stories. I hope you have a nice retreat and have time to rest, relax, recover and recuperate and get new ideas for some more outstanding videos for the rest of your series. Afterall, things are starting to heat up in the Multiverse. Great job as always Christian and I can’t wait to see what you draw on Friday’s video. P.s. do you think you could do a video of turning dinosaurs into mech armours? Cuz I want to see how Benny Sharp and Champagne McGregor would get along. Also do you think you could do a video we’re you turn Disney princesses into witches. Also could you try something with Apex Legends?
Well said, thank you for the encouragement. For any beginners here; don't feel any less of a professional just because you need encouragement we all need that for our entire career. ❤
Back in the double-twenties (aka the year we don't talk about), the pandemic flipped a switch in my mind and I found myself in a deep, dark pit, unable to crawl out. I would try to remember back to when times were simpler, when I wasn't such a worrier. When I was young, I would create stories for every day events that happened. Out on the basketball court, it was war, and I stood as the last line of defense. My friend's getting teased was instead a ravenous beast threatening an attack, and I would need to run in to slay or fight off the beast. A childhood friend of mine encouraged me to take my over-active imagination and write, saying it might help, and to this day I have been doing so. Your videos help out a lot, and not just with inspiring me to write. Before I found your channel, I wrote a lot of things similar to what you write, so seeing how you put your stories into action helps me to further develop some things in my own stories. The fact that you've made a video purely about writing tips is really nice. Thank you, and keep up the fantastic work. (Sorry for the long message, by the way)
Thank you so much for this video. It could not have come at a better time, I am in the process of writing stories about my OCs and the world I am making so people can finally understand them (outside of me just ranting about them spontaneously LMAO). I don’t know what method I will use but I’ll probably try all of them and see what works best for me. I hope the stories reach you someday as you've been a big inspiration for me.
Yes please! I'd love to see more of this from you! As one of my biggest idols creatively, it'd be pretty cool to get to know your process. Honestly, now I kinda want to see what an interaction between you and Jed Herne would be like, I think you guys could mesh pretty well. Maybe I could start a movement to get him to bring back Wizards, Warriors, and Words 😄 Seriously though, it always cool to hear about how artists and writers actually make their work. I think it'd be cool to see a return of the design notes popcast too - especially now that Vigilants season 1 has reached it's conclusion. I'd love to know what sorts of things inspired some of the different characters' designs (though we all know who Chadwick is based off of). Yeah though, sign me up! I'd totally listen to you talk writing more often! Maybe you could do it as a once/twice a month thing to give yourself some down time since you've been leaning more so into original content. Also, sorry it took me this long to actually watch this, I just started at college this week, so my days have been kinda packed. I'm an Eagle Scout now too! Earned it on my birthday no less! Thanks again for being inspiring, Christain, I hope you keep this going for a long time. ... I kinda want one of those Ogima Knight shirts now... maybe once I have a part-time job. Maybe...
Thank you for this Christian, as someone whose been writing the same book and planning it for 2 years now and finally started writing it more a day and posting it. It’s thanks to you and other youtubers/writers, thank you Christian
I hope this is helpful and I am open to doing more writing advice videos if people are interested! Let me know if there are any specific topics you'd want me to cover! I can't guarentee I have great advice on all aspects of writing, but there is plenty I'd be happy to share my insights and tips on!
I'm all on board for more of this
This was a really great video and had some fantastic helpful hints. Thank you so much for this great video.
Okay. Gotcha, Christian. How about What if all of Kamen Rider Gotchard Characters in Marvel & DC comics on Friday?
Please do. I've been wanting writing advice from you for so long!
@@lucasallen5792 me too! This has some very helpful hints that I can't wait to try.
One of your tips reminded me of a quote I heard. I dont remember it exactly, but to paraphrase:
"Trust your excellence the same way professionals trust their mediocrity. Someone was paid millions of dollars to write the line "Somehow, Palpatine returned."
😂😂😂.
But also, great quote.
Pahahahahaha very true
This quote broke my brain (in a good way). I don’t think I really trust my own unique imagination enough to calm my anxiety and just finish my novella. I let fear of imperfection and fear of my ideas being “disappointing” to others get in my way every time.
@@PopCrossto that point, I’m very very interested in learning how you’ve made your living exactly. I’m in the process of writing my first graphic novel and finally getting my art skills to a shareable/sellable level and would greatly appreciate your advice for how to “go pro”.
Me reading the thumbnail: "stop start, planning writting" 🤨
Was wondering if I was the only one reading it like that
It's the Sasa Lele thing
YOU. MATTER
DON’T GIVE UP
DONT DEAD
OPEN INSIDE
Oh my god this is probably gonna be so helpful, I legitimately have like 3 whole series planned and drawn, I’ve roughly got the plot of one and written out like 8 “seasons” of the other. I know I’ll never make them probably but still for the future it will be good. Love your stuff, huge fan tanks so much your so inspiring for my art even if I’m bad. I was not expecting my message to be that long
I hope this does help! And if it helps further, Vigilants is based on a story I started planning back in high school, so, like 15 years ago and would rework into something else every few years! Never say never ;) And you're very welcome!
@@PopCross thanks, never be as good as the art but, or the writing tbh but still it helps. Anyway if I can’t be bothered it wrote I can just format is as a comic😅
Stop planning start writing❌
Stop start planning writing ✅
For me it's less getting out of the planning stage and more actually sharing my work that stunts me. I am utterly terrified of people just hating my ideas so much that I get migraines and minor panic attacks thinking about it. Thus, my artworks and ideas are only shared among friends.
You will have to stop caring so much about what others think
I would say you being proud of it is more important then others liking it, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't share it with others, even if some people don't like it. Some people will and those people will make sharing it worth it
I'll be blunt, Bobby Blunt. When I first saw the announcement, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it. But looking at the actual video and listening to your advice, this is pretty insightful and could help me for when I work on my own RUclips writing series. I wish you good luck and am looking forward to your future productions.
Thank you so much! For the complimetn and for giving the episode a shot despite your initial hestiation!
This is going to be so helpful since I've been struggling writing a character I have.
Awesome! Hope it is useful! Character writing and planning is another topic I'm considering making a video about, but we'll see how people respond to this
This is actually such a gift. As an aspiring writer, seeing your original series' flourish has been such an inspiration. And this exact thing is probably what I need. I have enough ideas right now to fuel my whole career, but I'm so stuck in a perpetual state of brainstorming.
Thank you so much!!! I'm really glad and part of my hope in focussing on the original series is to inspire other artists to do the same! And I hope these tips do help! I promise I used to have the exact same problem of being stuck in perpetual brainstorming. It is absolutely something you'l be able to overcome and someday the writing part may even be more fun than brainstorming for you!
@@PopCross Thanks, Christian. That gives me hope, and I'm planning on doing a creative writing course within the next year or two. I'll definitely try out that careful planner method sometime.
@@PopCross This is me. I've been in the planning stages of an assortment of projects for about 8 yrs
Honestly I love how instead of making videos to just get views and subs. Popcross makes them to help the people who watch. Thank you Christian. Sorry if I misspelled your name.
Let’s go this is probably going to be really helpful for me thanks Christian
You're very welcome! I hope it is! Enjoy :D :D
Nothings more bane to me than the planning stage of putting my ideas out there. Love the advice on how to deal with it.
I'm glad! Hope it is useful :D
I'm going to definitely keep this veil in hand just in case in the future.If I want to start making stories for my pictures
Thats AWESOME! Hope the tips help!
Questions/Suggestions
1. How many gods were in the Shinto Underworld?
2. Will Flamtatious, Kya, Chan Seki, Nicki, and Lance get their own episodes and drawings?
3. On Patreon you wrote down doing a big piece with all Heroes together similar to the Vigilantes covers, which is something I’ve been thinking you should do for a long time, like how Marvel and Dc do so many big pieces with so many of their heroes together. So my question is how many superheroes will you do and will it consist of The Sharp Gang, Sci-5, Secret Knights, Draco Guard and other multiverse Tales characters like Gangadharan and Bustar maybe?
4. Thank you so much for creating Vigilantes, it was an amazing, Emotional and inspiring original series you’ve created. It helped me a bit with my personal life and helped lift my mum up so much from your story writing and character development with my favourite character being Freya, 2nd Ogima, and 3rd Chadwick, again thank you so much for this series and can’t wait for season 2 and the book which I’m straight up getting like your Monsters of the Multiverse book
Day 365
fusions of non Marvel/Dc Superheroes
Spawn/Hellboy-Hellspawn
Invincible/Utopian-Invincible Utopian
Darkman/Crow- Dark Crow
Zorro/Phantom- Ghost Fox
For part 2
Sailor Moon/Five Hargreeves-Sailor Hargreaves
Robocop/Astro Boy-AstroCop
He-Man/Lion-O- He-Lion
Mr. Incredible/David Dunn- Mr. Overseer
For Part 3
Dr. Egon Spengler/Donatello-Dr Donnie
Judge Dredd/Bloodshot-Judge Blood
Tommy Oliver/the Tick-Tick Ranger
Bubbles/Danny Phantom-Bubbles Phantom
Part 4
Spirit/Green Hornet-Green-Spirit
Hitgirl/Midnight-Hitnight
Rocketeer/Rendel-Avenging Rocket
Sri Asih/Starlight-Sri Light
Part 5
Megamind/the Mask-Mega-Mask
Hancock/Saitama-One Punch Hancock
Lavagirl/Ghost-Ghost-Lava
Inferno Girl Red/Jetstream-Red Jet Girl
Part 6
Ben 10/Generator Rex-Ben Rex
Captain Zoom/Arsus-Captain Speedbear
Ladybug/Ultraman-Ultrabug
Cybersix/Goliath-CyberGargoyle
1) Not sure to be honest hahaha
2) Chan and Flam I have plans for, the other two possibly
3) It'd probably be too much to go with all the extended teams. It'll likely just be the Sharp Gang because that in itself is twenty or so members. Hard to fit more than that into one piece hahah
4) Thank you so much, for that comment and your previous appreciation for the series. It was a really fun and inspiring one to write and I'm really glad it had a positive impact on you and your mother!
My dude, you’re really helping me out. The ‘Quantum Jumping’ video inspired me to start meditating, and my mental health has dramatically improved since. And I feel like this video is going to really help out my own writing. Thank you, so much.
Whenever I have art class as my final class your new videos come out, the most perfect thing to listen to while completing assignments!
Just the simple tip "Write three sentences a day" has seriously helped me. After I watched this, I went to my plot plan, and wrote 3 + sentences in summery of what should happen in the first chapter. Immediately things flew into my head, and today I'm actually starting my book. Thank you. :D
I was surprised to see one if my favorite artists giving writing advice, but then I remembered how awesome your stories were and realized, "Yeah he's not just an artist, he narrates stories too!" Job well done. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you so much! Got a few more videos like this coming up! Excited to help more people with this kind of stuff :D
Thank you! I can't express through text alone how much this has helped me understand better how I should go about my own creative writing! I'm excited to try out those tips and one of the processes this month. Maybe one day, I'll be able to collaborate with you and other wonderful people. I hope you have a blessed week, Christan.
Thanks so much for this. I get stuck on the planning stage most of the time. Or I get too afraid of whether people are going to like whatever it is when I’m done writing. This is a really great lesson on just getting started. I really appreciate it. I’d love to learn more about the writing process for illustrating, or even things about the business of being an illustrator primarily on RUclips/social media…getting started, getting clients, whatever you can think of will be a big help. Thanks so much. Love your work.
Thank you for the writing information. It'll help me with my writing classes
This is an Excellent Helpful Video for Advice, Tips, and Information for anybody who wants to make Stories for Movies, Comics, Novels, and Video Games as well! Well-Done!
Thank you ever so much Christian, I had recently experienced this very problem. Now I feel able to write my stories again that I am hopeful to publish. Thank you for all of your creative and spiritual inspiration to me.
I know you probably won't see this, but thank you I'm trying to write a book and this really helps
You're very welcome! :D Hope it helps! And I caught this comment just before turnin off my computer to go make dinner hahaha
Thank you so much, Popcross. I have a lot of ideas and this video helped inspire me to start actually write them. You’re the best
Never knew i needed this until now, mostly because i have a story thats been in my head, and I tell the story by drawing and imagination, so thanks!
I would absolutely love to see you make more videos about your writing and creative processes. I've been recently getting back into the mood to write and this video popped up at the perfect time to help push me along. Thank you for being an absolute time lord and dropping this when you did.
The thumbnail: stop planning, start writing
My brain: Stop start planning writing
I actually found your channel through this writing advice video. I'll give your other stuff a look. Thanks for the encouragement on my own story.👍
I want to say ty for making this video I wanted to become an author after learning that it was fun. You also inspire me to make stories and to get better at drawing so ty.
Thanks Pop Cross, this was really helpful.
As someone who dreams of becoming a writer of superhero stories, I really needed to hear this today. Thanks a lot, Christian 🙏
This episode is helpful, I've been planning out a project that I had in the back of my head for about a year but never had the motivation to move on to actually write it. Until now, this video is all the motivation I needed. Thanks for the wake up call. 👍
Funny! I was thinking about making my comic series myself. So this will be a great help for it! Thanks!
😭😭 u lifesaver! I haven’t even watched the vid yet but anything that helps with writing a novel is sooooo gonna help me in the long run as I’ve been trying to write my first one for awhile now
WOOOO I really hope it does help! All the advice in here was super helpful to me when I learned it!
Definitely inspiring I’m writing a comic book about four or five of my original characters and I’ll definitely be listening to this more often so that I can see which writing process Aligns with my personality more and for different stories I’ll make. Still going to hold on making my channel. I need the proper equipment to get started meanwhile I am going to brainstorming some story ideas but thanks for the advice this really helps a lot.
As a part time writer myself this was very helpful thank you. But as always a friendly suggestion Elvis and famous singer as something
I’m not much of a writer, but I do like to come up with story ideas. I never started to write these ideas, though, so this video is super helpful. Thank you Christian.
Thank you so much for this! I'm more of a pantser writer (i tend to finish stories when i do it organically without too much planning though i haven't released them yet lol) but I like to try and do some planning so I have an idea, but when i plan, i go into so much depth that i get bored or just stop writing. With my recent project, which came immediately after i decided to give up on a project i had planned out in depth and got bored of lol, i just outlined the main characters and now I'm just going with the flow. Hopefully your advice helps me as i write 🤍
I like that comment about how the “Boogeyman” will always be there, but it will only have as much power over us as we allow it to have! Granted I’m firmly in the “AI is cool on its own, but needs to have some regulation or something so it can’t easily be used maliciously or carelessly” camp, but despite my or anyone’s complicated feelings on A.I., stressing about it and halting your life until “things are better” is not an option! Personally, I’m trying to learn how to make my own image generator completely from scratch and make it as artist/copyright friendly as possible, mainly by making it easy to add, modify, and completely delete any data you give it, and other stuff! But with all that said, Even if I get this project, or any project, done and finished, worrying about it will only cause unnecessary grief and stress!
Thanks for the reminder, PopCross!💖👍
Like you, I do art and animation, but I also enjoy writing. I’m merging all of that passion into a comic, but I’ve been having trouble finding the right direction to go with each beat I already planned out, so this video really helped out. Thanks a bunch👍👍👍
I would love more writing advice videos, I love writing but I can also struggle with it and I can't wait to try the tips in this video!
I'm pursuing a career in creative writing & BOY did I need this!!!
This is EXACTLY what I need to hear!
Thank you so much for making this and I'd love to see more videos like this!
I'm currently trying to write (and hopefull publish) my first grachic novel but I've been running into a few problems, mainly with the plot and the fact I dont have any digital programs to use to draw on, but this video has helped a TON and I'm refuled to keep going!
The timing of this video is perfect! I'm at home, awake right as you upload and I'm starting a course this week that'll teach me everything about how to make movies. Including how to write them, which is something I aspire to be great at some day. I just know this video is gonna help me a lot!
Thats AWESOME!!! I actually learned a lot of my core writing skills in film school learning to do screenwriting. That's awesome that you're about to start a class in filmmaking and I hope it's lots of fun and super informative!
I really enjoyed this video. It’s my first time encountering your channel. I filled so many journals and sketchbooks with art and writing and notes over decades and have failed to launch any of my ideas into a project, though I hope to read some life into the stories and mine the very, Rich veins of story that I’ve discovered through exercising my imagination and observations. I appreciate your encouragement and tips very much and I think this is a great video for anybody who is aspiring to do some writing. Congratulations on your accomplishments! Making a living for my creativity is a dream that seems too good to be attainable. You are living proof that it can be done!
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! Very glad to hear the tips on here are helping you and I do have another video like this one planned to come soon!
Thank you popcross, this actually helped me to finish a short story that’s taken me a month to finish, I was really struggling with it but now I have the drive, thanks a lot
I didn't ask for this video, but my god, you couldn't have chosen a better time to upload this, cause I actually need it!
Thank you so much!
Awesome video! I really appreciate you sharing some of your tips, experiences, and insights in terms of writing. I also really like your referencing of James Clear. I remember listening to the full audio book at work once and it was really helpful in getting me to rethink my activities and how to build havits that lead to results that I want to see in my life. I've been world building for the longest time but haven't done much in terms of actual storytelling. Ironically, I've had the best world building results by writing out stories that were based in said worlds. This video is definitely a keeper.
I'll make sure to save these tips for later. I love writing stories but whenever I commit to a project, I can never finish them. It's nice to get some tips and tricks from a more "seasoned" writer. Thanks Popcross
Thank you for this video popcross! I’m trying to write a book series and this video definitely helped!
For nearly a year I've been working on this big ol' project that has had maybe 10 different evolutions, and I've seriously needed some advice to help me get writing on it. This video is that advice I needed. Now, my project is finally getting somewhere. Thanks
This is very useful! Thank you! i planned out a story for a cartoon pilot I'm making but I think this will help me flesh out the story more!
This is more helpful than i expected simce im writing for my dnd campaign, thank popcross, you really are the best
I needed that swift kick in the butt to start my comic lol thank you!
This is the fist video I've seen of yours and I quite enjoy it. I love the idea process and have lists and listes of ideas for my stories, but only sat down and wrote one seriously. I got to about 23,000 words when I wanted to do a rewrite and change the genre, leaving me burnt out on it. I later came back and think I just needed space from the story and hope to get back into it, and story writing in general, soon!
Thanks for the video!
I’m not planning on writing but this advice applies to me in other ways so I still watched so thanks for giving me confidence to try out something in the future
I wasn’t expecting this kind of video. But, this kind of video feels really helpful like the one that you did of the MSM logo thing. I think if you did a few other ones like this it would be successful.
Thank you! I am very much considering it! I really like the idea of doing an episode on character writing and banter writing between characters
I'm really happy you made this video, I've been creating my own original characters for about a year now and have wanted to write a story for those characters, but I've been nervous about how to start writing it. This video really helped me get a good idea on how to start writing it. You actually gave me inspiration for creating my own original characters, so thank you for everything.
love this i really love all the advice, i really have alot of stories but i never finish but i keep alot of my characters in drawings so it is pretty hard to forget their story thank you so much really loved the video i would honestly want to see more of these and tbh this video is much more entertaining than most writing tips channels i've watched atleast in my opinion
Hey Christian popcross! I'm actually working on a setting called Freak-show that I'm using for a TTrpg (think dnd/Shadowrun) and a novel series! Currently got 5 and a half novels in various states of development. But I got a feeling this vid is help me get those done a lot better and a bit faster! Thanks for being super awesome =3
I’ve been putting off writing for ages. I’ve had an idea of story for 5 years. I keep bouncing around the platform I’m writing for I get overwhelmed. You have given me some good starting points I am gonna tackle. My issues is the correct layout of the story, formatting of speech and paragraphs
In my opinion, if you make a living from your writing, then you ARE a real writer. And if not, if you have a handful of fans who genuinely enjoy what you write, then you ARE a real writer.
Thank you so much!! ❤ l am working on some stories myself and this video is going to help so much l got lots of ideas for it but this is definitely going to help!😊😊
This is Incredibly Helpful! Me and my friends have been working on an Original Series since the beginning of the Year and its been really hard but hopefully with this new info it will be somewhat easier 😅
That's AWESOME! Sounds like you're well underway and hopefully something in here can help elevate your enjoyment and productivity!
@PopCross I AM GOING TO KEEP THIS COMMENT IN MY MIND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE 😂 ❤ (There's no "Tears of Joy" Emoji so I just put a heart next to it)
I really needed this such perfect timing wouldn't mind if there's a few more vids like these
It's amazing that you would do this for your fans for free! Most people would make us pay and then not tell us anything, but you're amazing!
Thank you so much! I have considered making some courses with more elaborated details and lessons and stuff, but if I can earn good money from ads by giving my audience things for free then that is always my preference
Brand new episode so exited
WOOOO Hope you enjoy a different sort of format :D Hope it s helpful!
This channel needs more subscribers so I can have more people to fan-out with over your stories. They're too good 😂
I love to write, but I never Know where to ,I really need to hear that that, hope you have a great day and great video.
Its crazy how you posted this a hour before me and my friends are about to get into a call and start working on more of our Universe, Thank you!!!
WOOOOO! That's awesome! Hope you have lots of fun and hope this helps with the process!!!
@@PopCross Thank you! And it did help a lot!
I’ve always struggled with actually putting a story on paper, so I think this video might help. It’ll definitely help others. So thanks. :)
You're very welcome! I hope it does help!!!
This is really helpful for writers!
I think it would be really cool if you made a video like this, focusing on the art, and how to get good at drawing.
I'm hoping to do something with animation after I graduate 12th grade, and if I end up liking it and getting good at it, hopefully I can be like you, and make that, not just my passion, but also my career.
This is what I just needed cause I’m in the middle of creating a big story and I need more of the juicy bits in the middle or keep people reading it.
Please continue this series it's helpful
Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for this man, this video is really helpful! I would totally be down for getting more of these videos as well!
I found this interesting for your progress as I don't have a brainstorm sheet as such I just know how I want to have some things happen once i start writing... not sure it works completely or for key elements but I do seem to remember some things. I do sometimes do a bulleted list above everything at times but most of the time it is a literal just write it - might be worth planning the beats a bit more for the story on some of them.
Although I dont plan them ahead of the video I'm working on often - managed to last month on some of it but need to map more out. I have ideas where I want things to go but this has given me a bit more food for thought as the saying goes. I definitely need to read my story before recording more tho - something so simple that I, and many others quite possible overlook.
My version is definitely the Word Vomit method.... with parts of the ah just right as I type lol
I think the writing for illustrators would be amazing and very helpful
This is very helpful and I have over the years stopped really writing as much as I used to. I want to publish my books and everything but I’ve stopped posting them and just started planning a lot of stuff yet not writing it heck never really post any of it anywhere for fear of it being misconstrued, hated et cetera. Thank you for this video and just for encouraging us to keep being creative and positive, especially for me as I’ve been going through tons of change and it’s hard to not get in my own head half the time.
You're very welcome! And I totally get being afraid of the way other people can interpret or criticize your work when you post it. It's the kind of thing that doesn't have an easy answer, but it does have a simple answer, which is to just keep posting more and know that over time you'll become more comfortable putting your work out there regardless of what people say!
It's almost like a right of passage for creatives. If you can move through the fear and keep sharing your work, it shows the universe how much you want to be a creator
I write comic books and this has been really useful. It would be great if you could upload more of these videos for different writing tips ❤
I've been watching your stuff since your My Hero Venomized series and damn this video hits, def gonna start cooking with your advice!
Your's sounds the best for me I'm planning on using it while doing a daily month long drawing challenge
Definitely going to use some of these ideas, thanks a lot man!❤
This will definitely help me with writing! Thanks a lot! I’ll probably use this advice for my DND character 🤣
Thank you. I needed to hear this. I started a writing project about a month ago and haven't touched it in a while. I have planed out the personalities of the characters and a few important scenes, but that's about it. It is about three brothers who have to find the Kings conjoined twin daughters who were kidnaped by a cult that worship aliens from another planet that they call the "Star Children." This eventually ends in an all out war between the aliens who have space ships, laser guns, and mechs against knights, wizards, and dragons. (Maybe dwarves as well, haven't decided yet.)
You know, i do love brainstorming and creating stuff, even if im just out doing other stuff ideas will come to me, but i do have trouble actually writing it out.
Thanks Christian, this videos been really helpfull. Im try putting it into practice 😄
This was incredible. I’ve been a fan of your storytelling from all of your various series of videos since the beginning since they all have some unique and interesting details and the lore behind some of them is just fantastic. Plus it’s always nice to see these fantastic stories complement the amazing art you do. So seeing you do a video compilation of all of the various writing tips and writing processes for any storytelling is perfect. This was definitely a nice change of pace from your normal videos, and a fun lesson on how to be a very good storyteller while we’re waiting for more outstanding videos after you get back from your well earned vacation. It was also fun to see some of these tips…especially since I do use some of them from time to time; especially tips 2 and 3 as well as I’m working on tip 5; those were very helpful ones. To be quite honest, I’d actually love to see do more of these videos where you give tips and processes; since I think we could all agree that they can definitely help fellow artists like myself create fantastical stories…and I’m pretty sure that you’d have more helpful advice to give us and helps become better artist versions of our current artist selves, which is great. My favourite one of your writing workflow’s was the “Ah, Just Right” one because it very similar to how I usually plan out my stories…specifically my own original story called “Elementals” with a bit of the “Word Vomit” one since they complement my method for creating stories and it’s definitely help get amazing ideas for some story elements and it was just a great way for me to have fun making amazing stories. I hope you have a nice retreat and have time to rest, relax, recover and recuperate and get new ideas for some more outstanding videos for the rest of your series. Afterall, things are starting to heat up in the Multiverse. Great job as always Christian and I can’t wait to see what you draw on Friday’s video.
P.s. do you think you could do a video of turning dinosaurs into mech armours? Cuz I want to see how Benny Sharp and Champagne McGregor would get along. Also do you think you could do a video we’re you turn Disney princesses into witches. Also could you try something with Apex Legends?
Thank you so much!!! I'm glad you liek the change of pace and appreciate the idea of more like this! I am for sure open to it!
@@PopCrossyour welcome. Just remember to keep on enjoying what you do.
Well said, thank you for the encouragement. For any beginners here; don't feel any less of a professional just because you need encouragement we all need that for our entire career. ❤
Back in the double-twenties (aka the year we don't talk about), the pandemic flipped a switch in my mind and I found myself in a deep, dark pit, unable to crawl out. I would try to remember back to when times were simpler, when I wasn't such a worrier. When I was young, I would create stories for every day events that happened. Out on the basketball court, it was war, and I stood as the last line of defense. My friend's getting teased was instead a ravenous beast threatening an attack, and I would need to run in to slay or fight off the beast. A childhood friend of mine encouraged me to take my over-active imagination and write, saying it might help, and to this day I have been doing so. Your videos help out a lot, and not just with inspiring me to write. Before I found your channel, I wrote a lot of things similar to what you write, so seeing how you put your stories into action helps me to further develop some things in my own stories. The fact that you've made a video purely about writing tips is really nice. Thank you, and keep up the fantastic work.
(Sorry for the long message, by the way)
I love to writing
That's AWESOME Happy to hear it :D
The "only 3 sentences" is a useful trick for a lot of longer tasks
As someone who's currently trying (and failing) to write something, I appreciate this greatly
I hope something in here helps then! I know this advice would have helped me back when I struggled to get into the writing phase!
Thank you so much for this video. It could not have come at a better time, I am in the process of writing stories about my OCs and the world I am making so people can finally understand them (outside of me just ranting about them spontaneously LMAO). I don’t know what method I will use but I’ll probably try all of them and see what works best for me. I hope the stories reach you someday as you've been a big inspiration for me.
More writing and illustration tips would be muchly appreciated, please and thank you!
Gonna work on a video about character dynamics next week :D
I'm writing a series of novels/novellas on superheroes and I can't wait to watch this video when I have time.
Yes please! I'd love to see more of this from you! As one of my biggest idols creatively, it'd be pretty cool to get to know your process. Honestly, now I kinda want to see what an interaction between you and Jed Herne would be like, I think you guys could mesh pretty well. Maybe I could start a movement to get him to bring back Wizards, Warriors, and Words 😄
Seriously though, it always cool to hear about how artists and writers actually make their work. I think it'd be cool to see a return of the design notes popcast too - especially now that Vigilants season 1 has reached it's conclusion. I'd love to know what sorts of things inspired some of the different characters' designs (though we all know who Chadwick is based off of). Yeah though, sign me up! I'd totally listen to you talk writing more often! Maybe you could do it as a once/twice a month thing to give yourself some down time since you've been leaning more so into original content.
Also, sorry it took me this long to actually watch this, I just started at college this week, so my days have been kinda packed. I'm an Eagle Scout now too! Earned it on my birthday no less!
Thanks again for being inspiring, Christain, I hope you keep this going for a long time.
... I kinda want one of those Ogima Knight shirts now... maybe once I have a part-time job. Maybe...
Thank you for this Christian, as someone whose been writing the same book and planning it for 2 years now and finally started writing it more a day and posting it. It’s thanks to you and other youtubers/writers, thank you Christian
That's AWESOME! I'm very happy to have helped inspire you and hope something in this video helps you out even more!
I genuinely enjoyed this video and actually helped me out a bunch... thanks for the info and words of inspiration I appreciate it
That's AWESOME! You're very welcome!
I would love some more advice vids like this!
I just found your channel and i’m really happy i did!